RELOAD!!

I've met some of the most outstanding people online.
When discussing my desire to eventually try my hand at reloading, a net friend approached me with a pay-it-forward deal.
He had in his possession an RCBS single stage reloading press that was gifted to him.
He had long since moved on to bigger and better units and had it to spare.
He sent it to me all the way from Minnesota, free of charge (including no shipping)on the condition that when I moved on to bigger and better units, I was to do the same...and pass it on to the next person in the same fashion.
(I love that pay-it-forward stuff!)

I was so excited when it showed up!

Then I realized it had been shipped with a powder measure

And all the funnels and tools (like primer pocket cleaners and a de-burring tool)

I didn't know what other things I'd need besides a good scale and dies (which I've yet to procure) and a bullet puller hammer.

I took the press down to Jay's so he could show me the ropes and even though his press was a much larger progressive press, we used it in single stage mode for the purpose of teaching me the functions.
Turns out, his friend John has the exact same RCBS press set up in his garage, so we went over there so I could get a feel for what this one should do and how I should set things up.

Here is my very first reloaded cartridge, displayed on a shelf in my gun cabinet...I'll never ever shoot it. But I sure shot some of the others I made!